The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-05-19
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THE sHRINERs.
The Grand FInais-Last Bst Net Least
% their lIestings.
The Ancient Arabic Order Of the
Mystic shrine still fingers. Their
meeting Thursday was . large one.
We kept q close watch on their
movements last evening for the sole
purpose Of informing the dear PeO-
pie In regard to the progress Of
this mysterious organization. They
were gentlemanly to the member "
the press who called on them, and
did all in their power to aid him,
but 70 inquiries in regard to the or
der they were painfully silent, and
left him to draw entirely On his inn
imaginative powers to give q report
Of the meeting. IL IL strictly . So
eial order TO which only Knight
Templars and thirty-seeOnd degree
MasOns are admitted. That they
have q good time, IL evil
dent from the irradlate condition
Of the eountenanee Of the ShriBeF -
he eliminates from the room In which
a novice has Just been put through.
That they resort to violent measures
20 impress wildly upon the mind Of
the new recruit the sOlemnIty Of the
VOWS they are taking, IL proven by
the ghOstly racket that has nightly
been produced at the temple when
new members have been added 70
the list. That old age can stand the
tOrturous treatment, and that
youth is also accessible, was
demonstrated last night by the
admission Of Capt. B. J. F. Hanna
and Mr.. Frank Kingman TO the
order. That 1t lie exhausting Is also
demonstrated by their own actions,
for invariably 8 banquet will follow
the labOriOus task Of initiating a
novice, as last evening Immediately
after the work wasOver, they repaired
to the banquet hall and partOOk Of
an elegant repast.
TOasts were given and witty re-
spOnses made to them, the first
being 'Our Guests" which Fas re-
spOnded 20 In q most touching and
eloquent manner by H. s. Cunning
ham, who closed his remarks by re-
citing the following poem by an
unknown author:
All night, all day hear the Jsr
Ofthe loom Of life, as near aud far
Il thrills, with its deep and muhied sound
As tireless, the wheels go always round.
Buslly, ceaselessly goes the loom
In the light OF day and the midnight gloom;
The wheels turn round early and late.
And the wool is wound in the warp Of fste.
Click. eIIeki there's thread Of love woven
IN;
Click, ellcki another Of wrong and sin.
What a cheekered thing this life Will be
When we see Il unrOlled 10 eternity.
When will his wonderful web be done?
thousand years perhaps, or one;
Tomorrow, who knOWeth, not thou or /.
The wheels turn round the shuttles dy.
Oh, sad-eyed weavers, the years are slow,
But each one is nearer the end know.
Soon the last thread will be woven in,-
God grant Il be love instead OFFS sin
Are we splnners for good in the life web
Says
Do we furnish the weaver with a thread
each day.
Il were better, Oh, my friends, 10 spin
A beautiful thread than thread Of sin.
T. L. Bond, In his usual happy
manner responded to the illustriOus
grand pOtentate's call, and succeeded
in interesting the guests I'm q most
pleasing manner.
Col. Palmer, when called 10 the
floor by the chair, selected as his
subject Prof. UPp, who was present,
and on behalf OF AskelOD COmmai-
derry, thanked him for the beautiful
picture which he had presented to
them, and said although Mr.. UPp
was not a Skinner, he would ever
be enshrined in the hearts Of the
cOmmandery.
Pc. Bond and Mr.. Ed. Gibbs rem
dered = duet, "NO Hope Beyond"
in . most delightful style, and to the
satisfaction of all.
"Our Sister Temple" was happily
met by Maj. Lang, Of LeavenwOrth,
who closed by thanking Isis Temple
for their many cOurtesies extended,
and invited all to visit their oasis
in Leavenworth, when they would
try and reciprOcate.
Mr.. Geo. H. Jenkins, in q witty
and off-hand manner, relieved him
self most ereditably, and 10 the en-
jOyment Of al.
"Qur Patriarch" by Capt. Hanna,
and our ''Our Finale" by @, A, Hill
Ter, were responded to In excellent
taste, many happy hints being made,
which were fully appreciated,
Capt. B. J. F. Hanna, Geo. H.
Bowers, Frank Kingman, H. N.
Austin, NJ. J. Wellslager and A. J.
Chapel, were the special fsvOrites
last evening, snd received the full
benefit Of the ShriDers.
With this, closes the immediate
labOrs Of the shFlners, but more
work will soon be upon them, ~ the
whole central and western Kansas
is tributary here, aud always will be.
We can give you no more at pre-
sent about this mysterious or
ganizatiOn, but that they are most
excellent gentlemen, we will sol
EMMY bear witness, end may they
live long and prospect IL our wish